- Client-centered approach
- 24 years experience
- California based
About Priscilla
Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte uses a client-centered approach to guide each person toward practical change. She listens for what matters most and works with clients to build a plan that fits their life. Dr. Sobremonte is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of experience and a background in settings from community mental health to medical systems.
She began her career after 11 years of service in the United States Air Force and completing a Master of Social Work degree. Early work focused on children and adolescents with severe emotional needs, including collaborations with juvenile justice systems. Later roles included work in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she provided care in inpatient and outpatient settings for people with chronic severe mental illness.
Her experience also includes clinical roles at Kaiser Permanente and Veterans Health Care, serving as a medical social worker supervisor and program coordinator. In private practice since 2006, she frames treatment around each client's priorities and preferences. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative journaling, and existential ideas as tools chosen with the client.
Dr. Sobremonte helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, attention concerns, bipolar disorder, and career or life transitions. She has worked with caregiver stress, blended family challenges, chronic health conditions, attachment and abandonment issues, and many co-occurring concerns.
She also created a therapeutic journaling resource called Therapeutic Journaling: Making Sense of My Life, based on narrative journaling for people trying to make sense of difficult experiences. Her practice welcomes clients who prefer to work collaboratively on realistic goals.
How key approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's priorities and shaping sessions around their goals. Online work can use this same attitude by checking in each session about what feels most important and adjusting the plan together.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then tests new ways of responding. CBT techniques can be taught and practiced in sessions and used between meetings to track progress and build new habits.
Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily sensations with less reactivity. Simple mindfulness exercises and brief practices can be introduced in sessions and repeated at home to reduce stress and improve sleep.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. That means starting with practical steps and changing direction if something isn’t working.
Session logistics should fit daily life. Confirm which meeting formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule sessions around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let clients use exercises and journaling between visits to extend progress.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, intimacy issues, career transitions, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered style and collaborates with people to pick approaches that fit their needs, drawing on methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 24 years of professional experience, including roles in community mental health, correctional settings, integrated health systems, and private practice.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.